Cigar-moistener.



UFF 'F ABRAHAM I. LEWIS, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

CIGAR-MOISTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

f Application led February 19, 1914. Serial No. 819,711.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ABRAHAM I. LWIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, county of f Essex, State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Moisteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a cigar moistener which is essentially adapted for attachment to an original box of cigars and placed on a dealers show case or shelf for exhibition and use for a customer.

The main obj ect of the invention is to provide an ordinary box of cigars after the same has been opened with a device for keep ing the cigars fresh and moist.

rIhe device comprehends means such as a transparent cover arranged to rest on to the box whereby the contents thereof can be seen. The moistening devices are carried by the transparent cover and communicate with the interior of the` boxs |lhe invention is more fully described in the following specification and claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a device embodying -this invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of thesame. Fig. 3 is a section like Fig. 2 on a larger scale. Fig. 4 isa perspective view fof the frame and clasp showing the glass and ab-v sorbent pad removed.

ln this drawing the letter a designates a 'cigar box which is adapted to hold the ordinary number of cigars kand is provided with the customary lid b hinged to the box.

The moistening devices 'for the cigars con sists of ya transparent cover c such. as glass, Celluloid or other material. rlhis cover normally rests on the top of the box when the lid b is in the position shown in` Fig. l.

The transparent cover is mounted in a metal framed extending alongv the frontend sides of ythe box. The rear portion of this frame is provided 'with a perforated shelf e having arranged thereon a moistening device f consisting of a pad of absorbent ma f terial. A cover g is positioned ,over the absorbent pad so as to prevent evaporation of the moisture in the pad. rllhe shelf e as shown in the: drawing is flat but it `will be understood that it could be curved in order to give a larger receptacle for the pad. The

cover g can be provided with devices h as A indicated in. Fig. 'for securing the pad to the cover so that when the cover is removed the pad will remainsecured to the cover and disintegration of the pad is avoided. The frame d carries a clasp i for engagement with the lid b of the box. The clasp forms a continuation of the shelf e and it is attached to the cover by sliding the clasp down the lid while the hook end z" engages the edges of the lid.

It will be seen that the transparent pane firmly rests on top of the box in order to effectively prevent the air from entering the box. The absorbent pad is arranged in a line with the inner edge of the transparent pane as indicated in Fig. 3 and it is held in place by the engagement of the end portions of the cover g with projecting portions of the. frame d. The frame d in connection with the clasp holds the lid b of the box in a fixed position as shown in Fig. 2,but when it is desired to get at the contents of the box 'the lid is swung downwardly as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 3 and the frame d will be raised to give access to the interior of the box. In order to construct the article as cheap as possible the clasp and the frame d may be stamped out of one sheet of metal and shaped to the form shown.

The moistening pad when in position distributes its moisture through the medium of the perforations in the shelf directly into the box thus keeping the cigars fresh and fragrant until sold.

The moistening pad may be arranged in any position in relation to the frame d for example it could be mounted between the clasp z' and the lid b of the box. The pad f can also be of any shape for instance circular and mounted on the shelf or support in the same way.

I claimzi 1. An attachment for cigar boxes comprising a frame adapted to seat on a' cigar box andprovided' with means for holding a transparent cover over said box, and with means for carrying a moistener pad to condition the contents of the box.

2. ln a cigar moistener adapted for use with abox of cigars, a frame adapted to seat on a'cigar box, a transparent member in the frame adapted to cover a portion of said box, and a inoistening device carried by said .frame and adapted to cover the remaining portion of said box, said moistening device being adapted to communicate with the cigars.

3. In a cigarn moistener adapted forfnse with a box of cigars, comprising a frame, a clasp secured to the frame for attachment to the lid of the box, a transparent cover carried by said frame, and means attached to said frame for supporting a moistener to condition the contents of said box.

4. In a cigar moistener for use With a box of cigars, comprising a frame adapted to carry a transparent member to cover aV portion of said box, a clasp secured to said frame for attachment to the lid of the box, a

perforated shelf carried by the frame adjacent thev clasp adapted to cover the remaining portion of the box, and amoistening device arranged on the shelf.

i g5., In a cigar vmoisten-er adapted for use nwith a box of cigars, a frame, a transparent cover mounted therein, a perforated shelf carried by said frame, a moistening pad'arranged on said shelf, a cover carried by said 'frame and positloned over said molstem'ng l ABRAHAM I. LEWIS.

Witnesses HAZEL V. MCELROY, CHRISTIAN H, ALMSTAEDT. 

